Tag Archives: Gavin Newsom

Axios: Caitlyn Jenner May Challenge Newsom In Recall

Axios reports: Former reality TV star Caitlyn Jenner is talking with political consultants as she actively explores a run for governor of California, three sources with direct knowledge of her deliberations tell Axios. Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, is facing a recall election. A challenge from Jenner, a high-profile Republican and previous Trump supporter, would draw heightened attention to the …

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POLL: Newsom Would Likely Survive Recall Attempt

The Hill reports: More Californians would vote to keep Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) in office than oust him if a recall election likely later this year were held right away, a new poll shows. The survey, conducted by the independent California-based firm Probolsky Research, found 46 percent of all voters and 53 percent of those who say they are likely …

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Newsom Recall Group Sorry For Anti-Asian Rhetoric

The San Francisco Chronicle reports: Organizers of the campaign to recall Gov. Gavin Newsom have repeatedly called the coronavirus a “Chinese” virus over the past year, echoing rhetoric that Asian American leaders say has fueled racist attitudes and violence. On its website, the recall campaign referred to the virus as the “Communist Chinese Party (CCP) Virus,” and some political operatives …

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Signature Collection Period Ends In Newsom Recall

CBS News reports: A plodding, months-long review kicks off Wednesday to confirm what appears inevitable: California Gov. Gavin Newsom will face a recall election that could oust the Democrat before his first term ends. The announcement Monday that Newsom was beginning to raise money to defend his seat seemed to confirm that he believes organizers behind the recall have collected …

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Feinstein Shrugs Off Newsom: I’ll Serve My Full Term

CNN reports: Sen. Dianne Feinstein, the 87-year-old veteran Democrat, insisted on Tuesday that she is committed to serving out her full term in office even after California Gov. Gavin Newsom said he had a list of “multiple” potential replacements and would appoint a Black woman to replace her should she retire. “There’s nothing to it,” Feinstein told CNN on Tuesday …

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Newsom Has “Names In Mind” If Feinstein Retires

Politico reports: California Gov. Gavin Newsom committed Monday to nominating a Black woman for the U.S. Senate should Sen. Dianne Feinstein resign from the seat she’s held for more than two decades. Newsom made the comments to MSNBC host Joy Reid in an appearance on her show, saying he has multiple names in mind for the spot. The governor’s surprise …

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Sanders Urges Dems To Rally Behind Gavin Newsom

The Hill reports: Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on Monday urged his supporters to rally behind California’s embattled governor, Gavin Newsom (D), who faces a recall campaign. Sanders in a tweet noted Republican opposition to Newsom is centered around the governor’s “crime” of trying to stop the spread of COVID-19 in the state. The tweet followed news that the GOP-led recall …

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Cultists Claim Dems Are Stealing Newsom Recall Bid

Politico reports: Conservatives are taking a page from the playbook of former President Donald Trump by raising, without evidence, the specter that Democrats are trying to block a California recall election by manipulating the elections process. Recall organizers have expressed confidence in California’s system and believe they have enough valid signatures to qualify a recall election of Democratic Gov. Gavin …

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Politico: Newsom Recall Drive Faces “Tight Finish”

Politico reports: The campaign to recall California Gov. Gavin Newsom has had nearly 670,000 signatures validated with a month left to reach roughly 1.5 million, according to an official Friday update, but the total number of valid signatures submitted is likely larger. It’s shaping up to be a tight finish for the drive to qualify only the second gubernatorial recall …

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RNC Donates $250,000 To Newsom Recall Campaign

Fox New reports: The Republican National Committee contributed resources to the push to oust embattled Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom for the first time Thursday as the local effort to hold a recall election approached a key threshold. The RNC says it is investing $250,000 to support efforts by state Republicans to gather the roughly 1.5 million petition signatures required …

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Newsom Recall Drive Nears Signatures Threshold

Fox News reports: The effort to force a recall vote against California Gov. Gavin Newsom is looking increasingly likely as more than 1.4 million signatures have been collected as of Thursday, according to the Recall Gavin Campaign. The proponents of the recall effort hope to hit 2 million signatures by March 17th, but only 1.5 million are needed to trigger …

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Axios: Schiff Lobbying For California AG Appointment

Axios reports: Rep. Adam Schiff is quietly lobbying Gov. Gavin Newsom and his allies to appoint him California’s next attorney general, according to people familiar with the matter. Why it matters: If Newsom selects Schiff, chair of the House Intelligence Committee and a confidant of Speaker Nancy Pelosi, House Democrats would lose a powerful party voice in the U.S. House …

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California Gov Lifts Statewide Stay-At-Home Order

ABC News reports: California health officials have lifted the regional stay at home order for all areas statewide on Monday morning, including the San Joaquin Valley, Southern California and the Bay Area. In a press release, health officials said the four-week projection for ICU capacity in the three areas were above 15%. The counties within the three regions will return …

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Gingrich And Huckabee Back Newsom Recall Drive

Politico reports: The California activist movement to recall Gov. Gavin Newsom just got a national shot in the arm from former House Speaker Newt Gingrich and former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, two former Republican leaders who still have large conservative followings. The bid remains a long shot in a state where Democratic President-elect Joe Biden won 63.5 percent of the …

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California Gov Orders New Regional Lockdown Order

Sacramento’s CBS News affiliate reports: California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced on Thursday a new regional stay-at-home order for areas where capacity at intensive care units falls below 15 percent. Newsom announced the new plans amid an unprecedented surge of new coronavirus cases in the nation’s most populous state amid fears that hospitals could be overwhelmed within weeks. The new order …

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CA Gov Under Pressure Campaign On Harris Successor

Politico reports: As speculation grows that Gov. Gavin Newsom is leaning toward California elections chief Alex Padilla to fill the U.S. Senate seat of Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, a crowd of top Democratic donors and former San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown are launching an aggressive campaign to argue that another woman of color should fill that seat instead. Brown, the …

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CA Gov Orders One-Month Curfew For Most Of State

Los Angeles’s ABC News affiliate reports: Gov. Gavin Newsom has ordered a curfew for all California counties in the purple tier amid climbing coronavirus cases. The curfew will affect 41 of the state’s 58 counties — a vast majority of the population. The curfew, which the state is calling a “limited Stay at Home Order,” stops short of a full …

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CA Gov Eyes Shortlist Of Potential Senate Appointees

Politico reports: Launching Kamala Harris into the White House as vice president come January has officially kicked off one of Gov. Gavin Newsom’s biggest political decisions: appointing California’s next U.S. senator. Many Newsom insiders insist that the governor wants to make a historic choice, making Secretary of State Alex Padilla a leading contender. If picked, Padilla, a longtime Newsom supporter, …

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Trump Reverses On Wildfires Relief Aid For California

Sacramento’s NBC News affiliate reports: Gov. Gavin Newsom said Friday that President Donald Trump has approved the state’s request for a major disaster declaration for wildfires that have burned hundreds of thousands of acres in the state. The reversal came hours after the Trump administration had denied the bid and California officials were planning to appeal the rejection. In a …

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Wildfires Continue To Rage Across California [VIDEO]

The Independent reports: Dozens of wildfires have scorched nearly one million acres across California as officials scramble for aid to contain the raging blazes. Nearly 12,000 firefighters are actively combatting more than 20 fires, each made up of several blazes, as Governor Gavin Newsom seeks support from neighboring states and emergency services across the US and abroad. “These fires are …

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